Encouraging electricity savings in a university residential hall through a combination of feedback, visual prompts, and incentives

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-331

  Bekker, Marthinus J ^a   Cumming, Tania D ^a   Osborne, Nikola K P ^a   Bruining, Angela M ^a   McClean, Julia I ^a   Leland Jr , Louis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dormitories; Electricity savings; Feedback; Incentives; Master metered residences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; REWARD; SENSORY FEEDBACK;

ADOLESCENT; CUES; ELECTRICITY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952797478     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-327     Document Type: Article

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